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Thousands more Greater Manchester households could be at risk from the impacts of flooding in the next 25 years unless action is taken, new research has shown.

Aviva’s Building Future Communities report brings together the latest data to outline the risks that homes could face from multiple climate threats by 2050 and beyond, including flooding, subsidence and extreme heat.

Surface water flooding is predicted to threaten tens of thousands more homes in Greater Manchester.

The report states that of the 75,869 households in the Manchester Central constituency, 15,989 are currently at risk from river or surface water flooding.

By 2050, the report suggests that figure will rise to 20,418, meaning 27 per cent of households would be a risk.

Similarly in the Salford consti

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